shaving the whole story with anderson cooper tomorrow at eight. >> on cnn. >> a cnn investigation has found hundreds of families of veterans who died by suicide after they were discharged from active duty have been denied crucial benefits. under strict va rules, the families must submit medical documentation showing the death of their loved one stemmed from their time in the military, but sometimes that can be impossible. cnn's kyung lah spoke with several surviving spouses. >> i feel stuck. >> a cup that was so. you can have oil. >> we're stuck and the va. >> is. >> keeping us there. >> emily evans can't move forward. >> and your kid's. tuck. >> it makes it feel like he's almost still here, but just in a different way. >> four children and their mother suspended in time, trapped in loss and bureaucratic battles with the very agency dedicated to care for the soldier's family. >> i love daddy so much that if i don't have his baby blanket, i'll get nightmares. >> morning, love. got me some coffee. her father. >> was army sergeant michael evans, an infantryman who deployed to iraq twice,

this is cnn newsroom. as the death toll from the myanmar earthquake rises, rescuers searched through the rubble for survivors. we'll have the latest developments in a live report and discuss the dire humanitarian concerns. the u.s. vice president makes a controversial visit to greenland. hear what he and greenlanders themselves said as the white house calls for a u.s. takeover. and u.s. stocks and consumer sentiment are down as trump's trade war escalates. but those aren't the only issues making americans uneasy about the economy. >> live from atlanta. >> this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. >> we begin with another significant update on the death toll in myanmar and thailand. after yesterday's powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake. more than 1000 people are now reported dead, the vast majority of them in myanmar. according to the state broadcaster. and that number is only expected to rise sharply, with u.s. officials estimating the toll is likely to surpass 10,000. witnesses say the quake was so stunning

nic robertson, cnn, london. >> david sanger is a cnn political and national security analyst and author of new cold wars china's rise, russia's invasion, and america's struggle to defend the west. he joins me now from los angeles. appreciate you being with us. >> great to be with you, rosemary. >> so europe is stepping up in the wake of that explosive exchange between the u.s. president and his ukrainian counterpart on friday. but european leaders are keeping the u.s. involved, with france and the uk proposing a monthon truce and a peace plan that will be presented to the u.s. where do you see all of this going from here? >> well, it's. >> a nice try and it's worth pursuing. uh, it's based on the thought that if the president and president zelenskyy can't get along, somebody has to step in and begin to come up with concrete solutions. it's got three major problems. as i would sort of just take it as a first, first run. first, you cannot make this whole thing work if you can't get the united states the largest supplier, single supplier of arms and cash on the same page with the ukrainian

new tonight on cnn. >> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york. and breaking news tonight, new york's governor is declaring a state of emergency as a handful of brush fires spread through the hamptons near the end of long island in new york. you see the video showing large plumes of smoke filling the sky. governor kathy hochul says multiple agencies are now fighting that fire. right now, we don't know of any injuries or any buildings being impacted, but we do know that the fire shut down part of a highway. we will talk to the governor about the fires and her response at the top of our next hour at 7 p.m. in the meantime, we will keep an eye on these also new developments tonight in russia's war on ukraine. after a week of intense russian strikes on ukraine's energy sites, there were yet more deadly attacks overnight, president zelenskyy saying they prove that russia's goals are unchanged. this is happening as president trump effectively flips the switch on ukraine, suspending military aid and some intel sharing with kyiv. cnn's melissa bell is fol

. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> thanks for joining. >> us on cnn newsroom. i'm isabel rosales. 4 a.m. here in atlanta, 8 a.m. in london, where we're following breaking news. a major power outage has forced london's heathrow airport, one of the world's busiest, to completely shut down. and that is leading to severe disruptions to global travel. officials say the airport went dark after a transformer at an electrical substation caught on fire, sending the smoke billowing through the area. britain's national grid says crews are working at speed to restore power. ten fire engines and dozens of firefighters have been working on the scene there in west london. so far, no word on the cause of that blaze. heathrow's closure is affecting more than 1300 flights and upwards of 145,000 passengers in the hours ahead. that's according to monitoring sites flightradar24 and cirium. let's bring in cnn's nada bashir in london. not a what can you tell us? >> well, isabel, as you can see behind me, london's heathrow airport has been brought to a standstill and that is expected

cnn has learned the u.s. has suspended operations and planning for offensive cyber operations against russia. a senior official telling cnn the suspension is a major blow since planning for such operations takes time and research to carry out, and a pause could leave the u.s. vulnerable to russian cyber attacks. cnn cyber security reporter sean lingus helped break this story. sean, give us the latest. >> well. >> brianna, it's actually. >> not unusual to to. >> pause operations when you're in a sensitive diplomatic engagement. the way. >> the u.s. is right. now with russia. >> however, what is striking about this is the context. >> in which it's. >> happening and what we've been talking about on the air in terms of other signals from the trump administration that it is warming to russia and u.s. and russia. >> are in constant. >> state of confrontation in cyber space. russia has a formidable hacking unit that target u.s. critical infrastructure and do have the capability to shut down some u.s. infrastructure

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cnn this. >> morning with. >> audie cornish today at. >> 6 a.m. on. >> cnn. >> welcome back. new polling just released this hour highlights the growing public discontent with elon musk as the world's richest man increasingly gets involved in the trump administration's efforts to slash the federal workforce. the cnn poll, conducted by ssrs between march 6th and ninth shows that 53% of americans have an unfavorable opinion of musk, just 35% have a favorable opinion of him. now, musk has been leading the trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce through the department of government efficiency, or doge. his close ties with the president is unrivaled. his unrivaled wealth, his control over the social media platform x has given the unelected billionaire extraordinary influence, and u.s. house speaker mike johnson even acknowledging that musk can influence congressional deals. >> i think of it metaphorically. i get up every morning and i have this giant sort of control panel, and it's got 219 dials on it, and i got to make sure everybody's, you know, okay, this

march 9th on cnn. closed captioning brought to you by book.com. >> if you or a loved one have mesothelioma, we'll send you a free book to answer questions you may have. call now and we'll come to you. >> 821 4000. >> secretary of state marco rubio defended president trump last night on cnn after friday's explosive white house meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy. >> and he's the. >> only one in the world that has any chance. if donald trump tomorrow decides, i don't care. about ukraine, i don't care about russia, and i don't care about this war. and he walks away. i ask you, i ask everyone, well, who on this planet has any chance whatsoever, even a 1% chance of getting the combatants to the table? the answer is there is no one. he is the only one on earth right now that has any chance. if there is a chance at peace. is he the only one that has a chance to deliver on it? >> molly ball, senior political correspondent for the wall street journal, joins us now along with mark caputo, senior politics

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. >> this is cnn, the world's news network. >> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york. we do have breaking news tonight as ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says his country is ready to sign a minerals deal with the u.s. this is despite the fallout with president trump in the oval office just two days ago. and it comes as european leaders have been working on a new peace deal to defend ukraine, with the british prime minister keir starmer calling today's summit a, quote, crossroads in history. cnn chief national security correspondent nick paton walsh has more on president zelenskyy from kyiv. >> well, after a day in which european leaders gave urgently needed solidarity and support on the world stage to president volodymyr zelenskyy after his extraordinary meeting in the oval office on friday, he gave a wide ranging press conference, his first public remarks, really addressing what happened in the white house on friday when he met president trump and vice president jd vance. at first, he was asked if he thought he could salvage the r

you can follow cnn for complete coverage of this address. starts tuesday at 8 p.m. on cnn. >> so several flights in texas had to be diverted to a small regional airport in waco after experiencing severe turbulence. it was just yesterday. five people from one of the flights had to be taken to the hospital. the severe weather that caused the turbulence is now expected to move through the region, with storms expected across the south for the next couple of days. let's get over to cnn's derek van dam, tracking all of this for us in the new cnn extreme weather center. derek, what's the very latest? yeah, that's right kate. >> today is the day. we've been working very hard on this new studio. so through this augmented reality, you're going to see this studio bring you the great visual details of all the types of extreme weather and climate phenomena around the world. so we're going to seamlessly integrate live video and coverage from the field of this extreme weather. so from fires to floods to hurricanes to tornadoes. we're going to bring maps to life. and today is a perfect exa

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the cnn news center. well, world leaders are lashing out, and experts are warning of serious sticker shock after president trump vowed a 25% tariff on all imported vehicles. it's a significant escalation of his global trade war, and it means you could be paying thousands of dollars more for a car in the coming weeks. now, the new policy is set to take effect next thursday, with levies on auto parts to hit. trump says no later than may 3rd. >> the white house insists the move is meant to steer manufacturing back to the u.s., but it's getting big pushback from some of america's strongest trade partners, including canada and the eu. today, trump threatened additional large scale tariffs on both of them if he says they team up to, quote, do economic harm to the u.s. let's turn now to cnn's vanessa yurkevich. so, vanessa, break this down for us. how much is this going to cost americans? >> yeah, this is going to impact every single car maker and every single american who is looking to buy a car in the near fut

this is cnn newsroom.idents across the southeast united states waking up to a devastation from a devastating storm system where the storm front will hit in the hours ahead. we'll look at that. plus, president trump facing a setback as a judge, blocks his attempt to make good on a campaign promise. we'll take a look at the centuries old law the administration wants to use to deport some migrants. plus, trump has promised peace, but now he's making a show of force in the middle east. why? he ordered new airstrikes in yemen. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. >> we'll have those stories in a moment. but first, we're following a breaking news story coming out of north macedonia. 51 are dead and dozens more injured in a nightclub fire. that's according to the country's interior ministry. now, this is the scene with firefighters on site as people stand at the club's entrance. we'll bring you developments as they come in. well, the sun will rise soon in the southern u.s., and people wi

. >> welcome back to cnn newsroom. i'm polo sandoval in new york. let's check on today's top stories. more than 1000 people are reported dead, most of them in myanmar, with additional deaths confirmed in thailand. this after yesterday's powerful earthquake. the casualty toll is expected to rise sharply. u.s. officials estimating that it's likely to surpass 10,000 people. president donald trump and the canadian prime minister, sharing their first phone call since mark carney assumed canada's leadership just two weeks ago. both described the call on friday as productive and very constructive, but neither side is backing away from their threats of tariffs. u.s. vice president jd vance visited greenland on friday as mr. trump pushes to take over the territory. vance warned that the self-governing danish territory is vulnerable to chinese and russian threats. he says greenland would be better off under u.s. security. let's get some expert analysis now from peter rasmussen. he's our next guest. he's the director and editor i

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now. >> i'm clarissa ward in kyiv and this is cnn. >> next on cnn.a new episode of united states of scandal follows the story of enron. here's jake tapper with more. >> thanks for having me, jessica. so this episode is all about wall street, specifically the american energy company enron. the company was considered a superstar in the 1990s. it was run by an imaginative and charismatic leader, jeffrey skilling. skilling. and it was one of wall street's most desired corporations. but in 2001, large scale fraud was revealed across the company, causing many to take a closer look at the internal workings of enron and skilling's leadership. i spoke with an internal whistleblower, sharon watkins, about what was really going on at enron during that time. here's a preview. what was he doing that was so alarming and such a no no. >> in fact, if i. >> just bought a company. >> for $10 million from you and one. >> month later, i'm saying it's really worth. >> 15, we're going to ride it up to 15 and put 5 million on the income statement. that 5 million is just bo

cnn. >> hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. pope francis finally preparing to leave the hospital where he's been for six weeks. we're live in rome with word of when he'll next address the faithful. trump says he didn't sign a wartime authorization for deportations. we'll tell you how his administration is trying to clarify those statements. plus, a difficult new chapter for one community. we go inside a library straddling the us-canada border, the latest victim of new u.s. policies. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. >> we start in rome, where the world will get to see pope francis in person today for the first time since he was hospitalized for a respiratory infection on february 14th. i want to go straight to cnn's senior international correspondent, ben wedeman, who is live outside the hospital. ben, a relief for so many and a surprise as well. take us

than 30 years of cnn polling. many are frustrated. democrats say their party leaders should do more to stand up to president trump and his agenda. senate minority leader chuck schumer is facing criticism over his decision to back the republican funding bill to avert a government shutdown. schumer argued a shutdown would have been more detrimental to americans. michael genovese is a political analyst, author and the president of the global policy institute at loyola marymount university. and he joins me now from los angeles. good to have you with us. >> thank you so much. >> so a u.s. government shutdown was averted as the country headed into the weekend. but that has caused significant divisions within the democratic party, with some critics saying the democrats should have blocked the republican spending bill. they call this a missed opportunity, while others well, they were just fearful. what damage president trump might do if they didn't block this. so what was your reaction to to what played out, and was this

on. >> cnn.tonight, columbia university is bowing to president trump's demands, announcing it will change a number of policies after the president slashed $400 million in funding over pro-palestinian protests at the university's campus last year. cnn's gloria pazmino is live in new york, with more details on this. what's going on, gloria? what are they changing? >> well, jessica, let's get right to the policy changes because they are significant. and what you are seeing here is one of the country's most elite educational institutions, essentially conforming and changing its rules and its policies that govern its student body in order to sort of please the trump administration after they threatened to cut $400 million in federal grants. now, here's some of the changes that the university is making, including the hiring of additional police officers who will be given the power to arrest protesters. university is going to be required at demonstrations. no face coverings will be allowed during protes

she's a cnn contributor and a former cnn moscow bureau chief. good to see you. so zelenskyy is in london right now. tomorrow he'll be meeting with other european allies. and you know, i wonder in your in your view, european allies seem to be kind of on one accord right now supporting ukraine. um, saying that if russia gets away with invading ukraine, then they could very well be next. so to what extent? you know. uh, is, is russia able to, i guess, feel more emboldened now just because of that display in the oval office? >> well. >> i think. >> as matthew just said. >> they're gleeful and it plays into their hands. i mean, um, let's look at it objectively. you know, a month or so ago, i began tracking what president putin. was saying about zelenskyy, and he was saying, you know, he's not really a legitimate president because he hasn't had an election. >> therefore. >> we don't have anybody to negotiate. with because there's nobody legally there. >> and, you know, i noted that. and i kept thinking, what where is this going? and then within about a week or two, i

well, today marks cnn's ninth annual my freedom day. it's a global celebration of freedom with young people around the world calling for an end to modern day slavery. this year's theme is freedom to learn. let's go live to cnn's victoria rubadiri, who is with students in nairobi, kenya. victoria. >> what's right? >> so you caught us in the. >> middle of a. >> skit. >> one of the many activities. >> here at. >> mbagathi road primary school., illustrating. >> the theme of freedom. >> to learn. >> so what. >> they're talking about. >> of course. >> is child. >> labor and. >> how much. >> of a. >> challenge and a barrier that is for many children to access education, to go to school. we've seen. >> a. >> fashion show puppet show as well, just keeping up with that same theme from the day, but also some art displays showcasing challenges like sexual violence. and what do we have here? what's your name? >> my name is chanel ann. >> and what can you tell us about your picture today? >> today i'm talking about this picture. we can see that a chi

. >> cnn presents hbo's real time with bill maher tonight at eight on cnn. >> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york. we are continuing to monitor breaking news out of myanmar, where rescue operations are underway following a devastating earthquake on friday. >> oh oh. >> the death toll in myanmar rising to more than 1600 today, with fears that many more victims are still trapped under rubble. we have more on that story ahead. but first, tonight, developing. a federal judge in boston issuing an order to stop immigration officials from deporting a turkish grad student from tufts university. the 30 year old was confronted and arrested while walking on a sidewalk earlier this week. you're looking at video of that moment right there. cnn correspondent rafael romo is joining us now. rafael, what's the latest development here? >> hi, jessica. well, the only thing that's temporarily stopping you is immigration authorities from removing that 30 year old phd student is an order published by a massachusetts district court judge. denise casper wrote that rumaisa ÖztÜrk, who is cur

this is cnn. >> close. captioning brought to you by facebook.com. >> if you or. >> a loved one have. >> mesothelioma, we'll send you a free book to answer. questions you may have. call now and. >> we'll come to you. >> 821 4000. >> this just in in our politics lead. new cnn reporting finds that elon musk's doge or the department of government efficiency wants to charge a different federal government agency millions of dollars for the work the doge did. what cnn's rene marsh is here. rene, i know that mr. musk is brilliant when it comes to some things, but civics is kind of like something he's getting up to speed on. what's the reasoning behind this? and ultimately, american taxpayers are footing the bill. >> that's right. so doge is supposed to be saving the government. >> funding. >> but a draft document obtained exclusively. >> by cnn shows that that work. >> will certainly come at a cost to the tune of millions of dollars. according to this draft agreement between opm and doge sent from the executive off

. >> on cnn. >> you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york. we are following breaking news tonight as a dangerous storm system surges across the deep south. large, powerful tornadoes have been confirmed in mississippi, with officials warning numerous towns of a catastrophic threat. tornado warnings are also in place in alabama, with a tornado watch in effect for parts of georgia, north carolina and tennessee. the sweeping storm system is already caused widespread destruction and left at least 26 people dead, including 12 in missouri, and at least 27 tornadoes have been reported since friday evening across the midwest and south. meteorologist derek van dam is joining us now live. derek, today we've seen more tornado warnings, i believe, than any day since last april. what are you tracking right now. >> jessica? also heartbreaking to hear those fatality numbers continuing to rise as we're on air through the course of the day today. just very, very difficult stuff. thinking about the people who have been impacted by this and their lives have been

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cnn's zachary cohen is one of the cnn reporters who broke this story. zach.ean, what is the pentagon saying about the realities here? >> yeah, fred, that's really the big question for pentagon officials who have until next week to present their plan for how to implement and develop this golden dome system that donald trump has insisted the u.s. needs to protect it from long range missile threats. but i'm told that right now, the reality is that golden dome remains just an idea, and that discussions about it are purely conceptual. but even in this early stage of the planning process, one consensus has emerged, and it's that any u.s. system like what donald trump is talking about will look nothing like israel's golden or iron dome system. what trump has compared the golden dome that he's proposing to. and that's in part because of just the stark difference in size between the two countries. israel is about the size of new jersey, and obviously the united states much larger, which means it's much more difficult to protect the entire country from these kind of ba

cnn. bridgewater, new jersey. >> the u.s. is sending another warship to areas near the southern border as president trump ramps up his immigration crackdown. the military says the uss spruance, a guided missile destroyer, will help combat maritime related terrorism and illegal seaborne immigration, among other tasks. it will join the uss gravely, which was deployed last weekend. meanwhile, sources tell cnn, uss military officials are scrambling to develop a missile defense system similar to israel's iron dome. they say the white house wants no expense spared for what it's calling the golden dome. at a time when the pentagon is looking to cut budgets. but sources say the discussions so far are purely. conceptual. columbia university's board of trustees is agreeing to dramatic policy changes regarding protests, its curriculum and disciplinary procedures. the policy changes include new campus police with the power to arrest protesters, requiring protesters to show a university i.d. banning fa

good to have you with us ahead on cnn newsroom. a crucial week in foreign policy as ukrainian leaders meet with a u.s. delegation. what's on the table as the two parties discuss how to end the war with russia? u.s. lawmakers have one week to prevent a government shutdown. why donald trump is pushing republicans to unify around one plan. plus, the justin trudeau era is coming to an end as canadians brace for the trade war with the u.s. to ramp up how the party election today could impact the political landscape in north america. >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with lynda kincaid. >> well, the stakes couldn't be higher for ukraine as it prepares to resume talks with the u.s. in saudi arabia this week, president volodymyr zelenskyy heads there tomorrow hoping to patch things up with the white house and begin talks on ending the war. the u.s. has yet to provide details on what kind of peace it hopes to achieve. well, drones and missiles have been pummeling cities right across ukraine. ahead of those negotiations, including i

cnn climate reporter ellen nielsen has more.he first weeks of the trump administration, the president falsely claimed there were major water shortages during the los angeles wildfires. trump was laser focused on releasing more california water, but the water he directed to be released never made it to l.a. through our reporting, we now know that two representatives from doge repeatedly pressured the acting head of a federal agency that manages dams to open water pumps at a federal facility in central california. even though that facility couldn't physically do so because of planned maintenance. the two doge agents said they had an order from the president to do this, even though one of them was not actually a government employee at the time. when the acting head of the bureau of reclamation did not relent, the doge agents flew to california with the goal of turning the pumps on themselves in what people familiar with the incident characterized as a stunt for a photo op. people familiar with the incident told me that the two doge

. >> on cnn. >> you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york, and tonight europe is scrambling to rally behind ukraine. british prime minister keir starmer giving zelenskyy a warm embrace at ten downing street in london this afternoon. after that visit, the u.k. announcing it would speed up a $2.8 billion loan for ukraine. zelenskyy thanking the prime minister and the people of britain. >> i want to thank you people of the united kingdom. such big support from the very beginning of this war. thank you, your team, and i'm very happy that his majesty the king accepted my meeting tomorrow. and i'm thankful that you organized such a great summit for tomorrow. and we are very happy in ukraine that we have such strategic partners. >> the ukrainian president shoring up support from european leaders. just 24 hours, 24 hours after a surreal oval office exchange that escalated into a shouting match and ended with trump essentially throwing zelenskyy out of the white house, cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson has

let's bring in cnn's gloria pazmino. gloria, how is the trump administration explaining the rationale of this arrest, when khalil was at least until saturday in the united states, legally and lawfully? >> well. >> it sounds like they are citing this supposed evidence, jake. evidence that khalil distributed fliers with pro-hamas propaganda and that he staged these protests, which they say were pro-hamas. now it looks like they're going to have to make that argument in court. we are now just getting some information that a federal judge here in new york has ordered a stay. for now. he has said that khalil cannot be deported until there is a hearing on this case. and this has been the question throughout the day. jake, as i speak to lawyers and advocates about this arrest, whether or not mahmoud khalil was going to get any sort of due process. now, the administration points to this so-called evidence. but the question here is whether that evidence is a proof of a crime. that would mean that khalil would be subject to deport

this is cnn news central. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin this morning with breaking news. a fragile ceasefire broken overnight after deadly israeli airstrikes rocked the gaza strip. minutes ago, israel's foreign ministry said this was in response to hamas rejecting two concrete mediation proposals presented by the u.s. >> and the sound and scene of strikes there in gaza in the aftermath. >> there are horrific scenes coming out of gaza city. the palestinian health ministry says more than 400 people have been killed. gaza hospitals simply overwhelmed as doctors raced to treat heavily wounded patients. one doctor telling us the majority of the patients she's been seeing are children. >> i could. >> hear people. >> yelling outside screaming. >> i heard ambulances. driving on and off. >> the bombs. >> have. >> also been hitting tents and other structures where families have taken refuge. there's dozens of children reported killed. and many more injured. >> cnn's jeremy diamond is in tel aviv. for us. jeremy, what does this mean for the ceasefire? obviously, we can see what it m

. >> welcome back to cnn newsroom. christina macfarlane. let's check today's top stories. donald trump and vladimir putin will speak by phone in the coming hours about a possible deal to end the war in ukraine. the u.s. president says the call will focus on dividing up assets like ukrainian territory and energy infrastructure, which could include the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. a showdown between the white house and the judiciary. trump officials are arguing a federal judge's order halting deportation flights has no basis. meanwhile, the judge is demanding the justice department explain why it defied his court order in the coming hours. and it's morning in gaza right now. after the enclave was pounded by deadly israeli airstrikes overnight. the palestinian health ministry says more than 320 people are dead and hundreds more injured. it effectively ends a fragile ceasefire agreement between israel and the militant group hamas. the families of hostages are demanding a meeting with top israeli officials to ask how t

news saturday on cnn. >> welcome to the lead. i'm jake tapper. this hour, the white house continuing to lash out against federal judges who have ruled against president trump, accusing them of being, quote, partisan activists who are trying to, quote, derail trump's agenda. this as the judge who blocked the president's deportation flights or trying to, is demanding more information by tomorrow at noon. plus, a significant announcement from the federal reserve today as the fed decides how much you pay in interest rates, what these top economic officials are saying today about the chances the u.s. seems headed for a recession. also, right now, a cnn investigation shining a light on the heartbreaking reality for families of veterans who died by suicide. why these families say they have to fight for years to get death benefits from the department of veterans affairs and tesla booted from an upcoming auto show over security concerns after a string of attacks on tesla facilities, including one this weekend that included molotov cocktails and spurred an

. >> cnn. >> you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in washington, and it is shaping up to be one of the biggest legal battles of president trump's second term so far. a week ago tonight, as we reported on this show, the trump administration deported hundreds of alleged venezuelan gang members, putting them on flights to el salvador, even as a judge ordered those planes to be turned around. and the results of all of that, a dramatic showdown this week between the white house and the courts. the judge, james boasberg, is vowing to, quote, get to the bottom of what happened and determine who made the call to let those flights continue to go under the alien enemies act despite boasberg very specific order. as the judge searches for answers, president trump appears to be distancing himself from that 1798 wartime statute. >> it doesn't sound like this, judge, who the doj is arguing with today about the deportation flights. he wants to know why the proclamation was signed in the dark. his words, and why people were rushed on

the cnn newsroom continues with jessica dean right now. >> here in the cnn. >> newsroom, i'm. >> jessica dean in new york. >> and tonight, houthi. >> rebels are claiming they launched 18 missiles and. drones at the american aircraft carrier, the uss harry truman, in the red. >> sea in retaliation. >> for a u.s. attack. two u.s. officials say there were no injuries or damage on the truman. >> the iran. >> backed houthis, who have targeted israel and shipping in the red sea, say their strikes came after american strikes in yemen on saturday, ordered by. >> president trump. >> the houthis say at least 31 people. >> were killed, more than 100 injured. cnn news correspondent. >> paula hancocks. >> is joining us now. >> with more on. >> all of this. paula. >> well, jessica, we had heard from the houthis vowing that they would retaliate for those u.s. attacks. and they claim that they have carried out that response. now, we have been told that there's no injuries. there's no damage. and it's not clear if the u.s. military actually had to intercept any launches. but it's not the first time that

. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> and you are watching cnn newsroom. i'm rahel solomon, where we are following breaking news this hour. a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked myanmar and thailand. officials in bangkok say that one person is dead. 50 others are hurt in a collapsed building in the capital and the prime minister there declaring the capital city an emergency zone. cnn photojournalist mark phillips in bangkok says that the tremors were violent. a resident of the city shot this video when you can see. water splashing out of a rooftop pool there on the high rise apartment building next door. the usgs says that the quake had a depth of ten kilometers, or six miles. a large aftershock of 6.4 magnitude happened about 12 miles after the initial quake. let's bring in cnn's hanako montgomery, who joins us live this hour in osaka, japan. hanako, give us a sense of what's the latest you're hearing? what are you what are you learning? >> as? you just described a very large earthquake hit. >> myanmar when. >> that measured about. 7.7 in magnitude.

cnn. >> hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the new details, new details on the efforts to end the war in ukraine. today, we are learning that president trump will likely speak with russian president vladimir putin this week as discussions intensify on brokering a ceasefire in ukraine. trump's special envoy, steve witkoff made that announcement today on cnn, saying he also expects a ceasefire deal to be reached within weeks. the anticipated conversation between the two leaders comes after wittkopf recently held a late night meeting in moscow with the kremlin leader. the issue of land concessions remains one of the major sticking points in peace talks. cnn's kevin liptak is joining us right now. kevin, walk us through what we know about the peace talks well, american officials today are putting a positive spin on these talks, saying that they're moving in the right direction, including this phone call that is now schedule

presents hbo's real time with bill maher tonight at eight on cnn. >> you're in the cnn newsroom. jessica dean in new york. we are continuing to monitor breaking news out of myanmar, where rescue operations are underway following a devastating earthquake on friday. >> oh oh.

coming up on cnn this morning. but we're starting with these relations between the united states and ukraine. they're in uncharted territory this morning, of course, after that dramatic oval office clash between ukraine's president zelenskyy, president trump and vice president vance. western allies quickly took ukraine's side, weakening the already strained ties between the u.s. and its closest allies. now, here in the u.s., however, some republicans are calling on zelenskyy to apologize, including secretary of state marco rubio. >> he said he does not think that he owes president trump an apology for what happened inside the oval office today. do you feel otherwise? >> i do, i do because you guys don't. see, you guys only saw the end. you saw what happened today. you don't see all the things that led up to this. >> but what specifically do you want to see president zelenskyy apologize for? >> well, i apologize for turning this thing into a fiasco for him that it became there was no need for him to go in there and

cnn's will ripley has more. >> cnn has obtained these satellite. images that confirm the social media. >> videos that briefly emerged a few days ago, showing these ominous images, frankly, of three. giant chinese barges near zhanjian, which is the headquarters of the chinese navy's south sea. >> fleet. >> the barges. >> appear to be. >> forming around an 800 meter more than 2600 foot long floating pier, which analysts say is really ideal for potentially unloading tanks and vehicles in the event of a theoretical invasion of taiwan. analysts say this is a major upgrade for amphibious invasion capability because it can link with these civilian what are known as ro ro ships, meaning roll on and roll off. these are ships that can transport cars and trucks and tanks much more easily than a traditional cargo ship, because they can drive onto the ship across the taiwan strait and then drive off onto the the target beach, which is what we actually saw in the video that emerged on social media as well. taiwan actually confirming that these barges are being b

dot org. >> cnn this morning with audie cornish. next on cnn. >> welcome back.vatican says that pope francis had another peaceful night at a rome hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia. he has now spent one month at the medical facility, and it's still not clear how much longer he will remain there, though the vatican says that his condition has been improving. on thursday, he marked the 12th anniversary of his election as pope with hospital staff who served him cake with 12 candles. the storm system that drenched southern california has forecasters now worried about what's ahead for the rest of the u.s. the risk of severe thunderstorms are expected to impact central states friday and saturday, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds and even blizzards in higher elevations and southern california. the storm dropped heavy rain, which triggered dangerous mudslides. roads were damaged, cars were swept away, and several people even had to be rescued. skygazers were treated to the rare sight of a total lunar eclipse today. the cosmic display featured what

cnn senior white house producer betsy klein is in west palm beach, and cnn correspondent arlette saenz is in washington. hello to both of you. betsy. you first. the fight to secure the border. that oval office clash with president zelenskyy and the slashing of the federal workforce that is upending washington and beyond. all of those issues likely to be in this address. >> that's exactly right, fredricka. i think we can expect president trump to take a victory lap for his first six weeks in office, and to take a page from a christmas carol. i think the speech, according to sources, is going to be framed around past, present and future priorities. so past so far, he has taken more than 100 executive actions. we should expect him to highlight some of those accomplishments. issues like culture wars, gutting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, as well as trade, women's sports and other issues. on the present, we should expect him to advocate for his budget and tax agenda going through congress right now, as well as talking about what he's doing on the border and his efforts in the mi

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eastern and pacific right here on cnn. all right.frightening moments captured on camera of two window washers dangling more than 70 stories above new york city. john diaz of cnn affiliate wcbs has more. >> chaotic moments for two window. >> washers friday morning. >> video shows. them stuck on a. scaffolding basket and. >> dangling, going side to. >> side, 78. >> stories in the air outside. >> a building in columbus circle. >> and it was also moving like that. for almost about 15 minutes. >> muhammad sharif. >> says he watched the whole. >> thing happen while inside his car at the corner of 58th. >> street and eighth. >> avenue. >> and all the glasses fell down here on the sidewalk, even in the bottom of my cart here. >> fdny officials say most of the danger started as they pulled up. >> the scaffolding. >> wasn't attached and it was swinging around and smacking into the building. it was a high wind factor blowing into the building. um, there's glass, uh, pretty much raining all over the sidewalk. >> they then. >> quickly rushed up t

cnn this morning with audie next on cnn. >> britain's king charles and queen camilla plan to visit italy and the vatican in april. and they've said they will meet with pope francis during their trip. the announcement of the royal visit might indicate that the vatican believes the pope will be out of hospital by then. charles and camilla are scheduled to join the pontiff at the holy see as part of the four day visit. they will help celebrate the jubilee year, a holy year that takes place every quarter of a century and focus on forgiveness and reconciliation. now, the first pitch of the 2025 major league baseball season will be thrown today as the world series champion l.a. dodgers take on the chicago cubs in japan. tickets for the two game tokyo series sold out pretty quick last month, as fans rushed to the chance to welcome home their national hero, dodgers superstar and three time mvp shohei ohtani. cnn's hanako montgomery is joining us now from outside the tokyo dome, where i'm sure hanako,